In the face of Carlo's astonishing words, even the unfazed manager of Alejad showed a disgraced expression.

"Your Majesty, are you sure?"

It's no wonder that Alejad asked like this, because he wanted to sell his land, although it is not uncommon in Europe, but most of them are forced to sell due to difficulties.

The act of voluntarily selling land was very rare among the aristocracy. And a monarch like Carlo, who wanted to sell land on a large scale without financial difficulties, was even more unique.

It's no wonder that Alejad asks like this, but of course there is a layer of meaning in his words.

Carlo, of course, understood what Governor Alejad was saying, and the sale of the land was a big deal. Although Carlo was the patriarch of the House of Savoy, he could not decide such a major matter alone. Although Carlo is the king, the opinions of other members of the royal family need to be taken into account.

"I haven't told anyone else about this idea yet, but the land yield is too low, and it is not in the economic interest to keep a lot of money on the land."

Carlo said why he was thinking about it, but of course he didn't say a word. Italy's industrialization will lead to the growth of the bourgeoisie, and the ruling base of the kingdom will change from plebeiers-nobles-kings to commoners-capitalists-kings.

Although this time may be long or short (depending on the speed of industrialization), it cannot change this fact. And when the bourgeoisie grows stronger, what will happen to the House of Savoy, the Italian royal family?

You must know that the characteristics of the bourgeoisie determine that they are not interested in royal power. So Carlo needs to keep the bourgeoisie under his control or influence from the beginning, and that requires enough money.

According to Carlo's estimates, it would take at least 1 billion lira to have an effect (note that it only has an effect), and although the Savoy family is rich, if they want to take a billion lire, they basically need to press more than half of the family property. In this case, if you don't sell the land with the lowest yield, what else can you sell?

It's just that Carlo underestimated the aristocracy's attachment to land in this era.

"No, it's absolutely not going to work."

In the evening, when Carlo had spoken her mind, her mother, Queen Mother Margaerita, changed her attitude of unlimited support and immediately objected with a serious face.

Faced with a mother I don't want to hear from you, Carlo had considered rejection before, but he didn't expect it to be so resolute. But no matter how resolute Carlo is, he must convince his mother, otherwise how to convince other members of the royal family in the future.

"Mother, I know you have a different opinion on the sale of the land, but you must also take into account the current situation of the family. Although we don't need to worry about money at the moment, you can also see that the output of land is getting lower and lower in the royal family's business. ”

Leng Buding's mother suddenly said. "But it's better than stability."

Faced with his mother's words, Carlo naturally couldn't say the opposite. "Yes, yes. The yield of this land is stable, but although the land owned by our family is not bad, the yield is not too low. ”

"So what, at least it will add us 6.5 million lira a year."

It seems that the mother is also clear about the profitability of the royal family's estate.

In that case, Carlo had no choice but to do something else. "Yes, Mother is right, as long as the output of land is not a natural or man-made disaster, there is always a profit. But at the moment my son needs a lot of money, and only land in the family business can meet my needs. ”

"What do you need, to sell your land?"

Mother asked why Carlo needed such a huge amount of money, and attracted interest.

Faced with his mother's questioning, Carlo breathed a sigh of relief. He then voiced his concerns about the growing bourgeoisie in the country.

"No, those factory owners and businessmen dare to make such excessive demands, are they not afraid of the suppression of the army?"

Well, in the face of his mother, who was still in the eighteenth century, Carlo continued to explain bitterly that if Italy wanted to be strong, it had to rely on the bourgeoisie, and that the government could not ignore their demands.

"Isn't this similar to the Huguenots in France?"

Well, the mother finally figured out an unreliable prototype from history. Carlo also confessed, so he followed the words. "But these people are more difficult to deal with than the Huguenots, and they are also much more difficult to deal with, but it is not impossible to control them."

"And what are you doing?"

The weakness of these bourgeoisie is also obvious, their weakness is money, and although he does not agree with Marx's crooked teachings in Capital, he is right in one sentence. As long as there is enough profit, the capitalist can sell the rope that hangs himself. ”

Carlo's words silenced the mother, who seemed persuaded by her own son's words.

"That would allow other nobles to come in as well, so that it would also take some of the financial pressure off the royal family."

Mother's words made Carlo angry, and in the end he still needed to have some land left.

"Mother, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better, otherwise we will be very passive, and you must know that we are still the leaders of the nobility's allegiance."

Her son's words made Queen Mother Margarida feel that she had a bad idea.

As a remedy, Queen Mother Margaurida couldn't help but say. "But it's not enough for me to agree, I still need the consent of the rest of the family."

That's what you need to say.

Faced with his mother's words, Carlo picked up without hesitation. "Mother, as long as you agree, then the matter is half done. As long as I have your support, I have confidence. ”

In the face of Carlo's assurances, Queen Mother Margaelida was a little skeptical. But in the end, blood is thicker than water, who else can you trust if you don't believe your son?

So under Carlo's explanation, Queen Mother Margalida reluctantly agreed.

For Carlo, convincing her mother is half the battle. How many people can be in the royal family at the moment. Uncle Amedeo is easy to deal with, and as long as this playboy mentions his annuity, he will not fall to ten.

As for the trouble, it is the uncle and grandfather, the Duke of Genoa, and it has a long relationship. Although this is the eldest member of the family. But as long as the uncle can agree, then the uncle and grandfather will not be able to speak.

Then Carlo's next target is his uncle who is far away in Turin, and after finding a reason, Carlo personally rushes to Turin to meet his uncle.

As he expected, after Carlo promised to privately raise his annuity from 350,000 to 450,000 lire a month, the playboy said nothing about his ancestors' bloody battles.

As for the younger brother, who is about to become an adult, and the two younger sisters, they are represented by Carlo.

After gaining the majority of support, Carlo convened a meeting of the House of Savoy.

At the meeting, Carlo proposed a plan to sell the land in exchange for money to invest in industry. The grandfather was unsurprisingly opposed, but after seeing that everyone else supported Carlo's plan, the old grandfather was aware of the situation and stopped opposing it.

So Carlo's idea was finally realized.

Of course, Carlo is not very urgent about selling the land, after all, there is still some temple gold, and there is no urgency at present. Carlo gave Alejad four years to gradually sell off at least 80% of the land in the hands of the royal family.

And the proceeds of these sales, Carlo will gradually invest in the industrialization of Italy. Of course, you also have to believe that Carlo will not lose money on his investment, after all, he knows the general trend of history.